The 11th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry (Reorganized) was an infantry

Infantry

Infantrymen are soldiers who are specifically trained for the role of fighting on foot to engage the enemy face to face and have historically borne the brunt of the casualties of combat in wars. As the oldest branch of combat arms, they are the backbone of armies...

 regiment

Regiment

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 that served in the Union Army

Union Army

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 during the American Civil War

American Civil War

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Service

The 11th Michigan Infantry (Reorganized) was organized at Jackson, Michigan

Jackson, Michigan

Jackson is a city located along Interstate 94 in the south central area of the U.S. state of Michigan, about west of Ann Arbor and south of Lansing. It is the county seat of Jackson County. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 33,534...

and mustered into Federal service between January 4 and February 26, 1865.

The regiment was mustered out on September 16, 1865.

Total strength and casualties

The regiment suffered 96 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 96
fatalities.